Mangrove forests are located in 23 coastal provinces in Thailand.  These forests used to cover 368,000 ha in Thailand in 1961, but the area dropped to 240,000 ha by 2002.  The major causes of the loss of mangrove forests are timber and charcoal industries, while some areas were converted for urbanization, agriculture, and aquaculture especially shrimp farms.  In 2004, a five-year Action Plan for Mangrove Management in the Gulf of Thailand was established to preserve mangrove forests, as well as to promote the sustainable use of mangrove resources.

The aim of this study is to strengthen the capability of Suriname to deal with the aspects of sea level rise and other relevant aspects of climate change and to contribute to the formulation of national policy and planning, aiming to promote and strengthen sustainable livelihood within the coastal zone. The central theme is therefore the identification of adaptation measures and formulation of national policy and planning.

The project promotes the restoration and sustainable use of ecosystems along the Eastern Coast of Sri Lanka damaged by the Indian Ocean tsunami. It is designed to overcome three key barriers to the restoration of coastal ecosystems and to catalyse a replicable low-cost system. By the end of the project, at least 1,000 ha of coastal lagoons, 75 ha of sand dunes and 250 ha of mangroves will have been rehabilitated and be under sustainable management.

This UNDP project seeks to implement priority country-driven strategies to adapt to climate-induced coastline erosion within the framework of integrated coastal area management planning, through a combination of demonstration projects, integration of climate change into coastal management policies, capacity building initiatives including training, stakeholder consultations, climate and coastline erosion monitoring mechanisms, as well as  the promotion of regional cooperation.

SouthSouthNorth and local partners are addressing climate threats to coastal communities by (a) developing methodologies to facilitate effective communication between local communities and experts in the fields of climate, marine sciences, and agriculture, and (b) generating information regarding climate change vulnerabilities in the coastal area of Pilang. This information will be used to develop adaptation strategies for the target population.

Cuba developed beach restoration technology as an adaptation option. The technology has been implemented in some Cuban beaches, restoring the natural and functional values of the beaches. Link to Source

The objective of this government project is to improve adaptability to sea level rise in two vulnerable points (Tumaco-Pacific coast and Cartagena-Caribbean coast) in the Colombian coastal areas.

Bangladesh is a disaster prone country due to its geographic location, and climate change will enhance the country’s exposure to climate-related disasters, such as floods, droughts, tropical storms and cyclones. In 2004, the Government of Bangladesh, DFID, and UNDP, started implementation of the Comprehensive Disaster Management Program (CDMP). The CDMP aims to achieve a paradigm shift in national disaster management from a conventional response-and-recovery approach to a more comprehensive risk-assessment-and-reduction approach.

The principal objective of this IUCN project is to create enabling conditions in Bangladesh for promoting adaptation to climate change and climate variability in national policies and plans and also at the local community level. This includes preparing a set of recommendations to integrate climate change adaptation into various national actions, with a special focus on issues related to coastal zone management.  These recommendations will complement the National Adaptation Plan of Action (NAPA). A network of key stakeholders at the national level will be established.

In this project, led by SouthSouthNorth and Caritas, different types of capacity-building activities including learning-by-doing type activities are implemented to enhance adaptive capacity of the targeted communities. Capacity building will target the areas of agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, alternative livelihoods development and small entrepreneurship, access to safe water, and disaster risk reduction.